Kailynn Johnson, writing for The Memphis Flyer, about the turbines in Southaven, Mississippi that are powering xAI’s second datacenter site in Memphis:
In a YouTube reel, a resident named Jason Haley showed that the noise from the turbines caused his decibel reader to fluctuate from the 40s to the 60s when used inside. Haley went outside, to where the reader reached the 70s.
“Even when [the turbines] are not at peak loudness it’s [a] constant high-pitched noise that just doesn’t end,” Haley said.
Haley is seeking answers to whether or not this will be a temporary or long-term issue. He has been told by city officials that they agree the sound is an issue but is not confident it will be properly addressed.
“I don’t know if this noise will go on for a couple more weeks, till the end of next year or what — that’s the answer I’m looking for,” Haley said.
According to Haley, local code enforcement and police said “there’s nothing they can do” to address the problem.